Harrow



(No Model.)

T. S. BROWN 86 G. WILLIAMS.

'HMARROW. No. 283,069. Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY s. BROWN AND GEORGE WILLIA s, OF'ROsEviLLE, CALIFORNIA.

HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 283,069, dated August 14, 1883.

Application filed March 3, 1883. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, TIMOTHY S. BROWN and GEORGE WILLIAMS, of Roseville, county of Placer, State of California, have invented an Improved Harrow; and we hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof. I

Our invention relates to a new and usefu harrow; and it consists in the construction of the tooth-holding bars, their shape, the means for securing the teeth and the braces, and othpr details of construction. all of which will hereinafter fully appear.

I The object of. our invention is to provide a simple and efiective harrow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

j Figure 1 is a detail perspective of the eyes a, formed at the ends of the tooth-holding bars A. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of the clamps E for the draft-links. Fig. 3 is aside edge view of the harrow. Fig. 4. is a plan of said harro'w.

A represents the tooth-holding bars. These consist each of two strips, their ends bent around each other, forming eyes a at each end, Fig. 1. Their ends rest between cross-strips B, and bolts bpass down through said crossstrips and through the eyes a. Thus the bars are secured. At intervals these bars are crimped or expanded to form sockets, through which the teeth 0 extend, and in which they are secured by a bolt, d, and nut c on each side. By loosening the nuts 0 the teeth may be removed or adjusted, as may be desired.

The teeth may be clamped securely by tightening up the bolts.

" D represents braces, consisting of strips bolted between the bars A, the angles of the bends at their ends being set flush in the corners formed 40 by the tooth-crimps, thus forming a secure brace therefor. It will be observedthat these bars are bent at points a little nearer one end than the other. This is-for the purpose of covering effectively as much space as possible without materially widening the frame, and, further, to get a more direct draft.

Upon the cross-bar B are clamps E, consisting of two bent strips, embracing the edges of the bar. These have bolts 6 and nuts 0 for tightening up. To these clamps or bolts the draft-links F are secured; By loosening the bolts the clamps may be adjusted upon the bar .to equalize the draft, or they may be trans At the eudsof the ferred to the other end. under strips or crossstrips B are hooks m for coupling sections. 4

We intend to couple several sections of this description together, and, by reason of their side bend, makethe entire device cover appreciably more ground than it would if it were straight. The sections, being light, may, be thus increased and a very effective implement provided.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is In a harrow, the tooth-holding bars A, hav ing eyes a formed in their ends, said bars lying parallel with each other and bent laterally, as

shown, in combination with the endcrossbars, B, consisting each of two separated strips,

between which the ends of the bars A rest,

and the bolts 1), passing throughsaid bars and eyes a, substantially'as herein described.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands.

TIMOTHY SQUIRE BROWVN. GEORGE WILLIAMS.

\Vitnesses:

W. J. BRANsrE'r'rER, A. C.'THEILE. 

